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The story of Salom\u00e9 has been recreated in popular culture for more than 2,000 years. But according to religious scholar Emil Homerin, it\u2019s only in the last two centuries that the character was transformed into a femme fatale. On Oct. 8-11, her evolving role in religion, society, and the arts will be explored in a two-day symposia and series of events titled The Veils of Salom\u00e9<\/em>, at both the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ and its Eastman School of Music.<\/p>\n

\"cartoon\u201cOver time the character of Salom\u00e9 shifted from a young girl doing the bidding of her spiteful mother, to a threat to all that is holy, and eventually a vengeful femme fatale,\u201d said Homerin, professor of Religion at Rochester. \u201cBut whatever her identity, Salom\u00e9 has become a character whose sexuality and assertiveness threaten the identities and very lives of men.\u201d<\/p>\n

Originally introduced in the Bible as a minor character who aids in the beheading of John the Baptist, Salom\u00e9 later became the focus of fascination for artists in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Their portraits of her dancing and holding a head on a platter influenced famed playwright Oscar Wilde to write \u2018Salome,\u2019 <\/em>which inspired a controversial one-act opera by composer Richard Strauss.<\/p>\n

Funded by the University\u2019s Humanities Project, the Veils of Salom\u00e9<\/em> features a talk with Salom\u00e9 <\/em>comic book artist P. Craig Russell, Table Top Opera<\/a> performances, a dance workshop based on Salom\u00e9\u2019s Dance of the Seven Veils (which first appeared in Strauss\u2019 original opera), and an exhibition of images in the University\u2019s Rare Books and Special Collections library in Rush Rhees.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the musical performances, we want to provide audiences with a live and interactive show unlike any other they\u2019ve ever experienced,\u201d said Matthew Brown, professor of music theory at Eastman and founder of Table Top Opera, a chamber ensemble of Eastman faculty, alumni, and friends. \u201cOur production of Salom\u00e9<\/a> replaces the singers and traditional symphony orchestra with a chamber ensemble of familiar and unfamiliar instruments, including saxophone, trumpet, percussion, piano, electric keyboard, violin, cello, and bass.\u201d The music is paired with illustrations from P. Craig Russell, which will be projected above the musicians during the performance, and a newly choreographed version of Salom\u00e9\u2019s \u201cDance of the Seven Veils.\u201d<\/p>\n

Admission to the Oct. 8 performance of \u201cSalom\u00e9\u201d in Kodak Hall at the Eastman School is $10, free to Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ faculty, students, and staff with valid University ID; admission to the Oct. 10 performance in the Interfaith Chapel on River Campus is free. A video trailer about \u201cSalom\u00e9,\u201d featuring illustrations from Russell\u2019s comic book, can be seen at http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YRMOBtu1A_g<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Symposium talks are free and open to the public. For a detailed schedule of events, visit www.rochester.edu\/college\/humanities<\/a> or contact Homerin at emil.homerin@rochester.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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